Chapter 17 Irresistible Arrogance

People began to gather around them. The arrogant attitude of the waitress made Marilyn feel even worse. As a highborn lady, she had never been treated like a beggar. "You know, there are all kinds of people in the world." "What does she think? Does she want a place to stay without paying any money?" "Is she insane?" "She is so young and healthy. But why does she get nothing? Why does she still pretending to be pitiful?" The onlookers around Marilyn began to whisper to each other, and their words were as cold as a knife piercing her heart. Some busybodies even picked up their mobile phones and took pictures of her. At that moment, she was imagining the gossip online. "A shock! A beautiful young woman pretended to be pitiful and got nothing!" Or, "A woman without money, requests a hotel to arrange accommodation for herself!" and so on. A series of such titles flashed across in her mind. Yes, she used to be a princess of a decent family, who didn’t know what evils the human beings were. But after this period of experience, she had a full understanding of this society. In this world, everyone is a selfish individual, who can do anything for his own interests. Her husband Leon was that kind of person, her stepmother and sister treated her the same way. Even the strangers showed their coldness to her. She didn’t ask them to help her, but at least she didn’t want them to hit her when she was down. A utilitarian society where the power and profit were supreme gave Marilyn a loud slap on her face. Marilyn, who used to live a life of ease and comfort, was now pulled in the light of reality. She wanted to hide and escape, but bad luck was coming from all directions like a tide. She felt that she was almost out of breath. She struggled forward, but it seemed that fate did not intend to let her go so easily. At this time, Marilyn realized how small and incompetent she was. The people around her and the sounds around her began to turn strange lights, which made her dizzy. She helplessly held her head, covered her ears, did not want to hear, and did not want to see. She rushed out of the door of the hotel, and the rain hit her ruthlessly. And the onlookers just watched her walking out of the hotel gate and then doing their own things, as if nothing had just happened. Marilyn raised her hands to shelter the rain though she knew it didn’t work at all. At this moment, she wanted to cry, but she kept telling herself that she couldn’t cry. It didn’t matter if she knew the cruel reality. She knew she was at a disadvantage. It occurred to her that her father had educated her to be strong no matter what difficulties she encountered. She thought of a TV play lines, which said, ’Never give up at critical moment, despair will become hope.’ Since the cruel reality could not defeat her, she should become strong. Just when she was immersed in her own thoughts, a black umbrella appeared over her head. She looked at the umbrella in confusion, and then looked at the stranger who was holding the umbrella. The man was meticulously holding an umbrella for her. Marilyn said thanks to him. The man handed her a black card without saying a word. Marilyn looked at the card confusedly. It was a room card with the name of a five-star hotel in the city printed on it. She knew that the guests of this hotel were either rich or powerful. Her father had taken her to several times before. With the room card in her hand, she was about to look up and ask what the man meant. The man handed her the umbrella. "Why do you give me this?" Marilyn asked in confusion. She looked at him doubtfully. "I just did what I was told. Please accept my offer, Miss Shu. It’s a rare opportunity to be so nice to you." As soon as he finished speaking, the man walked out of the umbrella and kept walking. Marilyn didn’t know how to call him. "No, it’s not like that. You..." The anxious Marilyn held the umbrella and tried to catch up with the man. She wanted to figure out what was going on, but she couldn’t catch up with him. The man strode away vigorously. She gave the room card a quick glance and decided to go there. The hotel was not far from her. She walked to the gate in less than ten minutes, with an umbrella in her hand. When she arrived at the entrance of the hotel, the doorman didn’t show contempt for her like the counter in the small hotel just now. Instead, he opened the door for her considerately. "Miss, please come in." Saying that, a waiter closed the umbrella for her and handed her a towel. She accepted it blankly, and then walked the hotel hall. The hall was sumptuously decorated. There was a gorgeous crystal chandelier connected to the ceiling. The crystal chandelier was giving out warm light, and the carpet was as soft as stepping on the clouds. Marilyn’s clothes was half wet, and her hair stuck to her face because of the rain. She raised her hand to brush her hair, which made her look more pitiful. She was so lovable and attracted many people’s attention. She had already been used to this kind of gaze. She went to the luxurious counter and took out the room card the stranger had just given her. The attendant on the counter had a bright smile on his face. When he saw the room card in her hand, his smile grew even brighter. "Hello, what can I do for you?" he asked. "Well..." Marilyn stammered, not knowing how to bring it up. "Miss, this is the room card of our presidential suite. Don’t you know where the room is? It doesn’t matter, we can lead you to take a rest." He was, after all, a five-star hotel staff. With such high IQ and EQ, Marilyn didn’t know how to respond, but a few words from him had solved her difficult problem. But she still asked carefully, "Do I need to provide my identification?" If they wanted her identification, there was another problem to her. The waiter patiently replied, "No, not necessary. Our hotel is for membership system. You must be a friend of our hotel’s senior member since you have the room card. We will not check your ID card. Please don’t worry, miss." In the past, she didn’t think much of it, but now she knew what it meant. This hotel was not only a place to entertain distinguished officials, but also to hide the lovers for rich people. No wonder when she came in, everyone was nice to her, and no one even had a reaction to her appearance. She had seen many things in the world, and many things were not strange to her. This was what Marilyn learn today. Following the doorman to the elevator, Marilyn saw the number system of the elevator stopped on the 20th floor. But after the doorman pressed the button, the elevator came down from the 20th floor in a short time. The time difference between the floors was very small, which fully reflected the considerate spirit of a five-star hotel to serve the guests. There were only a few people going upstairs together. The doorman gestured for Marilyn to follow his direction. When the elevator was about to rise, the half closed door was opened again. When she raised her head, she saw a familiar face which she had seen before. It was exactly Anna Hu, fiancee of Ethan Lan. Arm in arm, Anna walked with a wealthy man. Marilyn had ever seen online that the man was a famous playboy. His romance was so much that could write several books, and there were also rumors that he didn’t recognize his illegitimate daughter. When Marilyn saw how intimate they were, she was shocked. She wondered why Anna was here and why she was so close to the guy. ’Isn’t she Ethan’s fiancee? Doesn’t she love him very much? She even fought with me for the sake of Ethan. Now, she is holding arms of a male celebrity who has a notorious reputation.’ If there was really no relationship between them, Marilyn would never believe it. When Anna saw it was Marilyn in the elevator, she was also shocked and felt like being caught. Recently, a popular movie attracted a lot of attention. The male lead was confirmed to be a popular young actor, and now there was only one female leading role left. Several young female stars were secretly competing for this role. If they could participate, it would be helpful to their acting career. If Anna could accept the invitation of the movie, it would be a face-catching thing and her vanity made her choose to betray herself. Now that the film director had given her an opportunity, she must cherish it. But it never occurred to her that her secret would be discovered by Marilyn. She was afraid that it would be found out by others. In the critical moment, a plan suddenly appeared in her mind. Her blood red lips smiled to Marilyn, "Hi, Mary. I haven’t seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?" As she spoke, she held Marilyn’s hand. The latter stared at her with a baffled look, not knowing what she was up to. "Thanks for your care. I’m fine." With that, she got rid of Anna’s grip, and held her hands to stood in defensive posture. With her clothes half wet, she looked tough. In the eyes of the entertainment celebrity, she was like a delicate strawberry. Even though she didn’t wear any make-up, she was more attractive than Anna Hu. He had been in the entertainment industry for a long time, and he had seen all kinds of women. He was accustomed to eating a lot of fish and meat, but now he was more attracted by the cherry blossoming appearance in front of him. There was a special temperament on Marilyn. Although she didn’t wear well and was even wet, her temperament couldn’t hide. And the defensive eyes of Marilyn, staring at Anna vigilantly like a little beast. As a result, the celebrity of the entertainment circle had the desire to conquer this little beast. "Miss Hu, who is she? Your friend?" The man asked. Anna had already seen the hunting look on the man’s face, so she whispered something to his ear in a low voice that Marilyn could hear clearly.